PCI Webinar with Carrie Rogers-Whitehead Safer Online: Strategies and Advice for Librarians How do you help your patrons stay safe online? With cybersecurity issues, financial scams, trolling, bullying and more; there are many hazards for individuals online. This webinar from a digital safety and citizenship expert will share both digital and non-digital advice and strategies [...]Read Full Article →

PCI Webinar with Carrie Rogers-Whitehead Always Selling: Sales and Marketing Business Practices Everyone in the Library Can Use Competency: Library Management Competencies Sub-Category: Marketing and Public Relations In our libraries, all of us are salespeople every day. You sell the latest book, or programs that week and that month to the patrons. You tell them [...]Read Full Article →

PCI Webinar with Carrie Rogers-Whitehead 20 Tech Trends in 60 minutes Competency: Core Technology Competencies Sub-Category: Locates and follows information sources to stay informed of new technologies and social tools Librarians go way beyond books and use technology every day. But who has the time to keep up with all that’s changing? Fortunately, we do! [...]Read Full Article →

PCI Webinar with Carrie Rogers-Whitehead How to Find, Secure and Navigate the World of Private Sponsorships Competency: Financial Management Sub-Category: Identifies and Pursues Multiple Funding Sources for the Library Libraries are often strapped for funding, and rely on multiple sources of funding. There is funding out there beyond grants or government budgets—sponsorships are a way [...]Read Full Article →

PCI Webinar with Carrie Rogers-Whitehead Self-Care: Protecting Yourself (and Others) from Burnout Competency: Personal Interpersonal Skills Sub-Topic: Manages the development of one’s own learning and ongoing improvement of skills and knowledge Librarians are part information specialist, part child care provider and part social worker. Particularly in public libraries, work extends far beyond books. Along with [...]Read Full Article →

PCI Webinar with Carrie Rogers-Whitehead Online Privacy: How to Protect Yourself and Your Patrons Competency: Public Access Technology Sub-Category: Consults appropriate sources to stay informed of emerging security threats and the most current strategies and tools Now more than ever, your online privacy is at risk. ISPs, advertisers, and many others (including governments and corporations) [...]Read Full Article →

PCI Webinar with Carrie Rogers-Whitehead Geeky Programs at the Library Competency: Public Services Sub-Category: Adult (General) Programming According to geekthelibrary.org., “to geek” is: • To love, to enjoy, to celebrate, to have an intense passion for. • To express interest in. • To possess a large amount of knowledge in. Geek and fandom culture is [...]Read Full Article →

PCI Webinar with Carrie Rogers-Whitehead Focus! How to Cut Down on Technology Distractions Competency: Personnel Management Sub-Category: Enables staff to strive for continuously higher standards of performance Do you ever feel distracted by pings, notifications, calls, texts, messages and all the technology around you? Librarians work in a tech-filled environment, and these tech distractions can [...]Read Full Article →

PCI Webinar with Carrie Rogers-Whitehead Future Telling: Technology Trends Now and Beyond Competency: Technology Competencies Sub-Category: Provides opportunities for staff to explore new technologies in the library environment What are some consumer technology trends for 2017 and beyond? What should you expect to rise, and what will fade? Technology moves fast, especially in libraries, and [...]Read Full Article →

PCI Webinar with Anne Abate, Kathy Zappitello, Carrie Rogers-Whitehead, Michael Rodriguez and Paul Signorelli The Many Ways That You Can Use TED Talks to Better Yourself and Your Organization Competency: Staff Training and Development Sub-Topic: Designs training activities to meet the needs of targeted audiences and to support specific results TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) is [...]Read Full Article →